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In the Daily: Huobi AML Measures, New OTC Desk, Bank Card Deposits

In the daily: huobi aml measures, new otc desk, bank card deposits

In the Daily: Huobi AML Measures, New OTC Desk, Bank Card Deposits

In the daily: huobi aml measures, new otc desk, bank card deposits

In The Daily this Monday, we feature several developments cryptocurrency traders may want to know more about. The Korean subsidiary of global digital asset exchange Huobi is enhancing its anti-money laundering measures and a new over-the-counter trading desk will offer services to crypto investors. Also, Liquid and Simplex are now working together to provide customers with the option to buy cryptocurrencies using bank cards.

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Huobi Korea Enhances AML Procedures

The South Korean subsidiary of Singapore-based crypto exchange Huobi announced it’s in the process of enhancing its anti-money laundering (AML) procedures. The platform detailed in a press release that it will also strengthen its protections against identity theft, voice phishing and other forms of abuse. David Oh, Huobi Korea’s chief communications officer commented:

Though we’re relatively new in the Korean market, safety, security, and compliance have long been major priorities for Huobi as a whole. For that reason, this is a natural move for us and is an integral part of our plans for growth in the Korean market.

The Korean branch of the fifth largest digital asset trading platform by daily volume revealed other recently implemented security measures. The exchange has strengthened deposit and withdrawal processes via improved monitoring of “abnormal transactions,” introduced more transparency for Huobi Korea’s won-based fiat-to-crypto services, and taken other steps to comply with the regulations and guidelines issued by the Korean Financial Services Commission.

In the daily: huobi aml measures, new otc desk, bank card deposits

Huobi Korea also said it intends to continuously update its fraud detection system algorithms that monitor transactions. The subsidiary will also establish a hotline with other cryptocurrency trading platforms in order to improve the prevention of criminal activities.

New OTC Trading Desk Launched

Spot trading crypto exchange Coinall has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk for digital assets. The platform starts operations with support for crypto trades with the Vietnamese dong (VND) but it plans to soon introduce other fiat currencies such as the British pound (GBP), the Thai baht (THB) and the Russian ruble (RUB).

In the daily: huobi aml measures, new otc desk, bank card deposits

According to Katherine Deng, general manager of Coinall, safety and speed will be the highlights of the new trading desk. “Coinall will verify merchants and secure your trades with 24 hours round the clock customer service, leaving no effort to guarantee the trading safety,” she promised. Fast trades will be facilitated by an AI technology based matching system that will instantly complete orders.

Coinall’s announcement comes after several large crypto exchanges launched OTC desks in recent months. The over-the-counter trading services allow investors to purchase cryptocurrencies more easily and take advantage of higher quality services.

Liquid Partners With Simplex for Bank Card Deposits

Liquid, a digital asset platform operating on the global market, announced a partnership with Simplex, a crypto company specializing in online payment processing solutions. The deal aims to provide Liquid’s customers with deposit services in fiat currency using credit and debit cards. The service will allow them to make deposits in euro (EUR) with Visa or Mastercard bank cards.

In the daily: huobi aml measures, new otc desk, bank card deposits

Clients will be able to spend the funds to purchase major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin core (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) or use the fiat money as a funding currency for margin trading on the platform. Liquid said it plans to add support for funding with U.S. dollars (USD) and other major currencies in the future.

“By offering secure credit and debit card processing for crypto purchases, adoption will continue to rise, expanding the cryptocurrency space as we know it,” commented Simplex CEO Nimrod Lehavi. The executive added that the partnership with Liquid will enable thousands of users around the world to buy digital coins through the Liquid platform in a simple, fast and secure manner.

What are your thoughts on today’s news tidbits? Tell us in the comments section.


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Howard Marks Admits ‘Mistake’, Changes Stance on Bitcoin

After previously slamming bitcoin and other digital currencies as “not real”, “fad”, and “a pyramid scheme”, billionaire traditional investor Howard Marks made a spectacular U-turn on his views on the new financial technology in his latest memo to Oaktree Clients.


Howard Marks’ 180 Degree Turn

In his July memo, Howard Marks explored the world of cryptocurrencies and leveled heavy criticism at them. However, after receiving significant backlash from various media outlets for his ‘dinosaur’ views and lack of understanding of the new financial technology, Marks decided to revisit the topic to get ‘enlightened’ and ‘educated’ on the subject. In his new September memo, he claims that bitcoin partisans encouraged him to think of bitcoin as a currency – a medium of exchange – rather than as an investment asset.

The billionaire investor acknowledged his ‘mistake’ as he had been looking at bitcoin the wrong way, and humbly conceded that much of the arguments he made against the cryptocurrency were applicable to the dollar as well. Marks subsequently made the case for qualifying bitcoin as a currency and concluded that although he sees no reason why bitcoin can’t serve as a currency and “become an accepted medium of exchange”, he warned against getting caught up in the hype and buying it with the sole view of making money off it.

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Warning Signs

bitcoin’s volatility, which has seen it rise over 350% in 2017 alone, concerned Marks, who was quick to point out that the lack of an upper ceiling for bitcoin which sees limitless appreciation fails to make sense to him. He asks, “Would you sell your house for euros that are said to be worth two or three times as much as the dollar?”

Although this represents a risk averse and extremely conservative outlook, it does provoke thoughts pertaining to long term stability of currencies. Marks also shares his other major concern, that the low barriers to entry give rise to many competing transaction systems. Would bitcoin’s utility as a payment mechanism be hampered if Amazon announced its own? He asks, “Would you rather transact in bitcoin or Amazonians?”

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The Bottom Line on bitcoin

In the new memo, Marks makes it clear that he advocates for bitcoin as a currency and warns against “lottery-ticket thinking”, which seduces people towards the cryptocurrency as it offers the possibility of vast wealth. Although some elements or “seeds for a boom” that contributed to past historical economic bubbles are evident in Bitcoin’s surge, Marks emphatically makes it known that none of them make bitcoin a ‘mistake’. He also mentions that with the existence of tons of cryptocurrencies and the possibility of endless more, the winner will be hard to call.

As evidenced by the hundreds of e-commerce start ups during the tech bubble, most of which ended up worthless, putting all your eggs in one basket might not be the wisest thing to do. Although Marks said that he still considers it a speculative bubble and therefore still doesn’t “feel like putting my money into it”, he also said that he was “willing to be proved wrong.” For such a juggernaut in the field of traditional financial investing, this is as close as anyone can get to singing the praises of the very technology that might be the cause of their own downfall.

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What do you think of Howard Marks’ new memo and shift in position on bitcoin? Do you agree with his bottom line? How would you respond to his apprehensions? Let us know in the comments below.


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